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John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) [1] is an English retired actor and singer. Leyton as a singer is best known for his hit song " Johnny Remember Me " (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek ), [ 2 ] which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. [ 3 ]
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504 [1] – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death.
"Johnny Remember Me" is a song which became a 1961 UK Singles Chart #1 hit single for John Leyton, backed by The Outlaws. [2] It was producer Joe Meek's first #1 production. . Recounting the haunting – real or imagined – of a young man by his dead lover, the song is one of the most noted of the 'death ditties' that populated the pop charts, on both sides of the Atlantic, in the early to ...
He was the second son of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath, Cumberland and Grace, co-heiress of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Yanwath. Thomas Dudley (MP) was his younger brother. [1]He joined the household of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, who secured his return as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Carlisle in March 1553. [2]
After Arthur Plantagenet's death in 1542, Henry VIII granted the viscountcy to Elizabeth Grey's eldest son by her first marriage, John Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle, "by the right of his mother". [4] He was created Viscount Lisle on 12 March 1542, and was later created Duke of Northumberland .
Guns at Batasi is a 1964 British drama film starring Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton and Mia Farrow.The film is based on the 1962 novel The Siege of Battersea by Robert Holles and was directed by John Guillermin.
Lord Guildford Dudley (also spelt Guilford) (c. 1535 [1] – 12 February 1554) was an English nobleman who was married to Lady Jane Grey. She occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 July 1553, having been declared the heir of King Edward VI .
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties.Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Liberal gain, yellow for an SNP gain, green for a Plaid Cymru gain and grey for any other gain.